Ram Gopal Varma’s Lakshmi’s NTR, the biopic based on the life of former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N T Rama Rao, release in Andhra Pradesh has been postponed yet again as The Election Commission directed the filmmaker not to release the film reiterating its April 10 order not to screen it and another movie until further orders. The film was planned to be released on May 1st.
State Chief Electoral Officer Gopal Krishna Dwivedi informed Varma that the movie should not be released till the model code of conduct was in force. Dwivedi cited the EC of India’s April 10 order related to biopics and said it should be adhered to.
The EC had on April 10 ordered the producers of 'Lakshmi's NTR' and 'Udyama Simham', the two biopics based on the lives of former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N T Rama Rao and Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao respectively, not to release the movies till further orders.